Instead of cutting income taxes…

[Vaccinated Masker]

The 385 85 project was the 2nd most expensive infrastructure project in state history. Token project?

[gvsteve]

My life has been materially improved by the new 385/85 interchange. I probably get an extra 1 hour a week with my family instead of sitting in traffic due to that new interchange.

[Vaccinated Masker]

I support raising the sales tax at certain shopping centers and areas like Main St , Haywood Mall, Woodruff, Augusta Rd in Greenville. It seems like the people who are unhappy with the roads also spend a lot of money shopping.

[USNRET04]

Originally Posted by Vaccinated Masker

The 385 85 project was the 2nd most expensive infrastructure project in state history. Token project?

That was planned before the tax hike, the hike started in 2017. Construction began in 2016.

Project funding ($242M) sources are as follows:

Federal Highway Administration (70%)
South Carolina Infrastructure Bank (10%) (roughly $24M)
GPATS (10%)
Act 98 of 2013 (10%)

[USNRET04]

Originally Posted by g-man430

Instead of cutting income taxes that only gives back a $100 per person why not use the surplus money to fix the god awful roads in this state? Nobody is gonna care of even notice if they get back $100 or not.

The state should focus on ways to reduce our extremely high number of traffic fatalities by improving our roads with these suggestions:

10 ways to reduce traffic fatalities